Voting (Or Not)

After two weeks of silence, my sister decided to speak to me again just so she could needle me about not being registered to vote. And the fact I spelt 'bureaucracy' wrong on my facebook status.

I tried to register my proxy vote. I sent it first class, long before the deadline. By the time I realised that my designated proxy hadn't received anything from the Electoral Office, the deadline had passed and all they could say was 'well, I'm sure you'll end up on the system eventually'. I've been trying to get in touch with my mother for the past few days, but she never answers the phone and doesn't take three missed calls as a sign to ring back. I finally managed to speak to her today, and apparently she's called the office (and it's clear I can't vote). She seemed surprised I wanted to know.

So, no. I won't be voting. My sister can gloat all she wants. I remain convinced that no party will win a majority, they'll bicker like children, refuse to form a coalition or minority government, and we'll all be back to vote shortly. So maybe next time they won't lose my paperwork and I'll actually be able to vote in a general election.